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Neve Daniel was established on July 18, 1982 on the site of the former Cohen Farm. The Cohen Farm was founded on September 6, 1935, on lands purchased from the nearby village of [[el-Khadr]] that were transferred to the [[Jewish National Fund]] in 1943. Due to Arab riots, the farm was abandoned during the period of [[Rule of the West Bank and East Jerusalem by Jordan|Jordanian control]]. The new community was named for the Nebi Daniel [[Gush Etzion Convoy]], whose last stand transpired a few hilltops to the north. |
Neve Daniel was established on July 18, 1982 on the site of the former Cohen Farm. The Cohen Farm was founded on September 6, 1935, on lands purchased from the nearby village of [[el-Khadr]] that were transferred to the [[Jewish National Fund]] in 1943. Due to Arab riots, the farm was abandoned during the period of [[Rule of the West Bank and East Jerusalem by Jordan|Jordanian control]]. The new community was named for the Nebi Daniel [[Gush Etzion Convoy]], whose last stand transpired a few hilltops to the north. |
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On a visit to Neve Daniel in 2009, former U.S. president [[Jimmy Carter]] told his hosts: "I have been fortunate this afternoon in learning the perspectives that I did not have." <ref>[http://www.commongroundnews.org/article.php?id=25796&lan=en&sid=0&sp=0 Carter's visit to Neve Daniel]</ref> |
On a visit to Neve Daniel in 2009, former U.S. president [[Jimmy Carter]] told his hosts: "I have been fortunate this afternoon in learning the perspectives that I did not have." <ref>[http://www.commongroundnews.org/article.php?id=25796&lan=en&sid=0&sp=0 Carter's visit to Neve Daniel]</ref>At a meeting in the garden of Shaul Goldstein, head of the Gush Etzion regional council, Carter said: "This particular settlement area is not one that I can envision ever being abandoned or changed over into Palestinian territory. This is part of settlements close to the 1967 line that I think will be here forever." <ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hSLzfkMUEadmuOTblceQdErihfAA Carter talks Mideast peace]</ref> |
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==Demography== |
==Demography== |
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Neve Daniel (Template:Lang-he-n) is an Israeli settlement located in western Gush Etzion in the southern West Bank. Located south of Jerusalem and just west of Bethlehem, it sits atop one of the highest points in the area - close to 1,000 meters above sea level, and has a view of much of the Mediterranean coastal plain, as well as the mountains of Jordan.
History
Neve Daniel was established on July 18, 1982 on the site of the former Cohen Farm. The Cohen Farm was founded on September 6, 1935, on lands purchased from the nearby village of el-Khadr that were transferred to the Jewish National Fund in 1943. Due to Arab riots, the farm was abandoned during the period of Jordanian control. The new community was named for the Nebi Daniel Gush Etzion Convoy, whose last stand transpired a few hilltops to the north.
On a visit to Neve Daniel in 2009, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter told his hosts: "I have been fortunate this afternoon in learning the perspectives that I did not have." [1]At a meeting in the garden of Shaul Goldstein, head of the Gush Etzion regional council, Carter said: "This particular settlement area is not one that I can envision ever being abandoned or changed over into Palestinian territory. This is part of settlements close to the 1967 line that I think will be here forever." [2]
Demography
Neve Daniel has a mixed population of native Israelis and olim from the former Soviet Union, France, and the United States. The population doubled from 800 residents in 2001 to nearly 1,500 in 2008. The majority of residents are religious Zionists. Only those who are Shomer Shabbat are permitted to become property owners. [citation needed]
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